The Effects of Peer Influence on Adolescent Pedestrian Road-Crossing Decisions

Pfeffer, Karen; Hunter, E. M.

doi:10.1080/15389588.2012.725259

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“…Although better road design or urban planning may help to globally decrease the risk of injury on the road, a decrease in the number of accidents could be attained through a better understanding of how human beings behave and the identification of mechanisms underlying behavioural differences between individuals of different genders, ages and cultures, thus providing a better basis for prevention and education. For instance, much remains to be learned about the influence of peers, which could play an important role in preventive measures [46]. Specific ringing signals could also be designed and set up in order to prevent further pedestrians from following a first individual crossing against the red light.…”

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“…Nor did we find any effect of age on the order of departure or the departure period. Usually, the higher rate of rule-breaking in adolescents or young adults is explained not only by their willingness to participate in risky and competitive interactions as previously described [21], but also by the peer pressure of same-age conspecifics for both genders [46]. Young adults want not only to affirm their position in society, but also need to obtain the acceptance of others, and particularly people belonging to the same age category.…”

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Cultural influence of social information use in pedestrian road-crossing behaviours

Péle¹,

Bellut

Debergue

et al. 2017

R. Soc. open sci.

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Social information use is common in a wide range of group-living animals, notably in humans. The role it plays in decision-making could be a key to understanding how social groups make collective decisions. The observation of road-crossing behaviours in the presence of other individuals is an ideal means to study the influence of social information on decision-making. This study investigated the influence of culture on social information used by pedestrians in a potentially dangerous scenario, namely road crossing. We scored the collective crossing of pedestrians at four locations in Nagoya (Japan) and three locations in Strasbourg (France). French pedestrians cross against the lights much more often (41.9%) than Japanese ones (2.1%). Individuals deciding to cross the road were strongly influenced by the behaviour and the presence of other pedestrians, especially in Japan, where a stronger conformism was noted. However, Japanese pedestrians were half as likely to be influenced by social information as their French counterparts when crossing at the red light, as they were more respectful of rules. Men show riskier behaviour than women (40.6% versus 25.7% of rule-breaking, respectively), deciding quickly and setting off earlier than women. Further related studies could help target specific preventive, culture-specific solutions for pedestrian safety.

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Cultural influence of social information use in pedestrian road-crossing behaviours

Péle¹,

Bellut

Debergue

et al. 2017

R. Soc. open sci.

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“…The most promising studies in this regard are studies on the effect of online and offline messages from peers on individual risk‐taking in behavioral lab tasks. Thus far, these studies have been mainly focused on decision outcomes rather than on how dialogue could alter perceptions and preferences (Cavalca et al., ; De Boer & Harakeh, ; MacLean, Geier, Henry, & Wilson, ; Pfeffer & Hunter, ; Reynolds, MacPherson, Schwartz, Fox, & Lejuez, ).…”

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Peers and offender decision‐making

Hoeben

Thomas

2019

Criminology & Public Policy

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Research Summary Offender decision‐making generally occurs in social context. In this article, we discuss the potential for integrating insights on peer processes and decision‐making processes to advance our understanding on the decision to engage in crime. In particular, we address the developmental and situational influence of peers on perceptions, preferences, and dual‐systems processing. We contribute to this literature by elaborating on situational peer processes and discuss the ways in which peers can affect decision‐making through their mere presence as well as through their active involvement as instigators, conversational partners, and co‐offenders. Policy Implications Programs to effectively reduce crime and delinquency require a holistic approach that takes into account the interdependency between internal and external factors that impact behavior. The purpose of this article was to detail how our understanding of two prominent explanations of crime —peer influence and rational choice—can mutually benefit from such integration.

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“…This ASSIST intervention study focused only on active peer influence (i.e., communicating the risks of smoking and the benefits of being smoke‐free) and did not consider passive peer influence. Moreover, in an experimental–observational study in which late adolescents had to watch road‐crossing videos in the presence of friends, cautious comments from their friends (i.e., active discouragement) positively influenced adolescents' decisions regarding road crossing (Pfeffer & Hunter, ). It must be noted that in these studies the peer was operationalized as someone the adolescent already knew.…”

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“…For older age groups, there is support that both passive and active peer discouragement can be effective in diminishing risk taking (Duan et al., ; Harakeh & Vollebergh, ; Pfeffer & Hunter, ). It is expected that both mechanisms are also relevant for early and middle adolescents.…”

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The Effect of Active and Passive Peer Discouragement on Adolescent Risk taking: An Experimental Study

Boer

Harakeh

2017

J of Research on Adolesc

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This experiment investigated the effect of peer discouragement on adolescent risk taking. Overall, 269 Dutch adolescents aged 11-15 years completed a risk taking computer task in the presence of an e-confederate who demonstrated very little risk taking (passive peer discouragement) and/or sent risk-discouraging messages to participants (active peer discouragement). The results showed that, compared to a situation with no peer discouragement, adolescents took significantly less risk only when they encountered a combination of active and passive peer discouragement; hence, when peers practiced what they preached. No gender differences were found in the effect of passive and active peer discouragement on risk taking. The results showed that digital peer messages play a promising role in diminishing adolescent risk taking.

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The Effects of Peer Influence on Adolescent Pedestrian Road-Crossing Decisions

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Cultural influence of social information use in pedestrian road-crossing behaviours

Cultural influence of social information use in pedestrian road-crossing behaviours

Peers and offender decision‐making

The Effect of Active and Passive Peer Discouragement on Adolescent Risk taking: An Experimental Study

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